Da Idealist

Q: Atiku is coming with 6.9 million votes, Peter Obi is coming with 6.1 million votes. Do you think you can match the other guys in your ADC? Amaechi: We are registering now in the ADC. Why haven't the 6 million registered with the ADC? Why do we have 3 million? If I were on the ballot (in 2023), I would have more than 6 million votes.

The news of the abduction of innocent UTME candidates in Benue State is not just heartbreaking but a damning indictment of the failure of leadership and the collapse of security in our nation. Young Nigerians striving for an education are being met with terror. In a country where the share of tertiary graduates is already painfully low (about 1%) which is far below peers like Indonesia (about 13%) and South Africa (around 10%). This is unacceptable. We cannot afford to lose even one more student to violence. Those entrusted with protecting these young students appear increasingly preoccupied with the next election, projecting strength and power to rig elections, rather than deploying that same power and agencies to secure our roads, prevent these crimes, and rescue the abducted children who should not be in the hands of criminals but in examination halls. This is no longer an isolated tragedy. It is a pattern. It is a national crisis. And it demands urgent, decisive, and responsible action, not excuses, not silence, but leadership that matches the scale of the emergency this deserves. A nation that abandons its youth abandons its future. This cannot continue. A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

“I can categorically say that he agreed. They have met not once, not twice. We have already arranged for a Kwankwasiyya and Obidient summit very soon” — Peter Obi’s Aide, Ibrahim Abdulkarim reveals Kwankwaso has agreed to be the Vice Presidential running mate to Peter Obi.

Even if Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso agrees to run with Peter Obi, let’s be clear: Atiku Abubakar still commands a larger, more organic nationwide base than both of them combined. No shortcuts, no imposition—ADC must adopt direct primaries. Let the people decide. Period. -Muhd karfi